Daimyo Clock Museum

Ueno & Yanesen


Before the 1860s, only samurai lords could see these fascinating clocks, called wadokei, that tell time according to variable hours named after animals of the Chinese zodiac. This one-room museum itself is a ramshackle old building.

Transportation

  • subway: Chiyoda line to Nezu, exit 1

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